T. E. Powers (American, 1870-1939) Missed — Wa
T. E. Powers (American, 1870-1939) Missed — Was It a Dud?, Another Jazz Band, and Campaign Poster for 1936, New York Journal newspaper cartoons (three works), 1936 India ink and blue pencil on heavyweight paper 10-3x4 x 11-1x4 inches (27.3 x 28.6 cm) (Missed—Was It A Dud?, image) Each signed in lower region: T E Powers Thomas E. Powers was an early newspaper cartoon and comic artist and considered to be the first American to have a cartoon published in color. He worked at the Chicago Herald in the early 1890s and by mid-decade had found a place in New York with the New York Evening Journal of newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst. His comic strip creations included Our Moving Pictures, Mike and Mike and Mr. Nobody Home. Powers' cartoons were enormously popular and admired by Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Calvin Coolidge. Powers regularly pilloried the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal, which he called the "Raw" Deal. His work appeared in newspapers across the United States, and the Hearst organization remained his home for forty years until his retirement in 1937. Three of his originals published in 1936 focus on FDR and the Revenue Act of 1935 that targeted high-earners and corporations in an attempt to redistribute wealth with sharply increased top-tier income taxes, estate and corporate taxes. President Franklin Roosevelt launches a torpedo of "Destruction" at a "Holding Companies" cruise ship packed with "Stock Holders" as his adviser Rexford Guy Tugwell cheers him in Missed—Was It A Dud?, published in 1936. Tugwell was an economist and member of FDR's Brain Trust who advocated for government central planning and intervention in the economy. He was influential in New Deal policymaking, but opposition to his far-left initiatives caused him to resign his post of undersecretary of agriculture in 1936. Alabama Congressman George Huddleston, Sr. abandons the President's ship at lower right. He was a Southern conservative and initial supporter of New Deal programs; yet he became disenchanted with administration policies and a vocal critic of those he considered he considered oppressive and counter productive. Another Jazz Band, was published on January 17, 1936, with the caption "The Words Go Round and Round." A compliant Congress that supported "Emergency Laws" and "The Raw Deal" is the central player with backup from administration figures Felix Frankfurter, Rexford Tugwell and Harold Ickes. It was all discordant noise to a "Business" man who is seen at lower right. On January 6th the Supreme Court ruled the Agricultural Adjustment Act unconstitutional, and the agency was dismantled resulting in job losses. However, the administration simply reorganized and rebranded the Agency, so the words did go round and round. (image: 10.5 x 11.25 inches) In Campaign Poster for 1936 the "Sock the Rich Campaign is On" and President Roosevelt delivers a gut punch to "The Rich" in the form of a confiscatory estate tax that was part of the Revenue Act of 1935. A "Forgotten Man" reaches out for his share and Vincent Astor, a wealthy New York neighbor and intimate, lifelong friend of the President, hopes to escape unscathed. (image: 10.5 x 11.25 inches) Quantity: (3) HID03101062020 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.comxTexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
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Notable creases through Campaign Poster for 1936; handling crease through area of Ben Day dots in lower left of Another Jazz Band. Abrasion with light rubbing to lower area of figure's robe in Another Jazz Band. Light scattered pin points of surface dirt, stains, and smudges, most visible in areas of negative space and along extreme edges. Wear and markings to margins of pages in keeping with illustration and publishing process. Each not framed. Each sheet overall: 11.5 x 14.5 inches to 11.75 x 14.75 inches Heritage Auctions strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Heritage regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact, and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Heritage. All lots offered are sold "AS IS"
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T. E. Powers (American, 1870-1939) Missed — Was It a Dud?, Another Jazz Band, and Campaign Poster for 1936, New York Journal newspaper cartoons (three works), 1936 India ink and blue pencil on heavyweight paper 10-3x4 x 11-1x4 inches (27.3 x 28.6 cm) (Missed—Was It A Dud?, image) Each signed in lower region: T E Powers Thomas E. Powers was an early newspaper cartoon and comic artist and considered to be the first American to have a cartoon published in color. He worked at the Chicago Herald in the early 1890s and by mid-decade had found a place in New York with the New York Evening Journal of newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst. His comic strip creations included Our Moving Pictures, Mike and Mike and Mr. Nobody Home. Powers' cartoons were enormously popular and admired by Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Calvin Coolidge. Powers regularly pilloried the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal, which he called the "Raw" Deal. His work appeared in newspapers across the United States, and the Hearst organization remained his home for forty years until his retirement in 1937. Three of his originals published in 1936 focus on FDR and the Revenue Act of 1935 that targeted high-earners and corporations in an attempt to redistribute wealth with sharply increased top-tier income taxes, estate and corporate taxes. President Franklin Roosevelt launches a torpedo of "Destruction" at a "Holding Companies" cruise ship packed with "Stock Holders" as his adviser Rexford Guy Tugwell cheers him in Missed—Was It A Dud?, published in 1936. Tugwell was an economist and member of FDR's Brain Trust who advocated for government central planning and intervention in the economy. He was influential in New Deal policymaking, but opposition to his far-left initiatives caused him to resign his post of undersecretary of agriculture in 1936. Alabama Congressman George Huddleston, Sr. abandons the President's ship at lower right. He was a Southern conservative and initial supporter of New Deal programs; yet he became disenchanted with administration policies and a vocal critic of those he considered he considered oppressive and counter productive. Another Jazz Band, was published on January 17, 1936, with the caption "The Words Go Round and Round." A compliant Congress that supported "Emergency Laws" and "The Raw Deal" is the central player with backup from administration figures Felix Frankfurter, Rexford Tugwell and Harold Ickes. It was all discordant noise to a "Business" man who is seen at lower right. On January 6th the Supreme Court ruled the Agricultural Adjustment Act unconstitutional, and the agency was dismantled resulting in job losses. However, the administration simply reorganized and rebranded the Agency, so the words did go round and round. (image: 10.5 x 11.25 inches) In Campaign Poster for 1936 the "Sock the Rich Campaign is On" and President Roosevelt delivers a gut punch to "The Rich" in the form of a confiscatory estate tax that was part of the Revenue Act of 1935. A "Forgotten Man" reaches out for his share and Vincent Astor, a wealthy New York neighbor and intimate, lifelong friend of the President, hopes to escape unscathed. (image: 10.5 x 11.25 inches) Quantity: (3) HID03101062020 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.comxTexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
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Notable creases through Campaign Poster for 1936; handling crease through area of Ben Day dots in lower left of Another Jazz Band. Abrasion with light rubbing to lower area of figure's robe in Another Jazz Band. Light scattered pin points of surface dirt, stains, and smudges, most visible in areas of negative space and along extreme edges. Wear and markings to margins of pages in keeping with illustration and publishing process. Each not framed. Each sheet overall: 11.5 x 14.5 inches to 11.75 x 14.75 inches Heritage Auctions strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Heritage regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact, and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Heritage. All lots offered are sold "AS IS"
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